OPINION/EDITORIAL

Nigeria’s Pension Fund Assets Under Management Increased by 6% MoM to N19.5trn in January 2024

March 19, 2024/FBNQuest Research The National Pension Commission (PenCom) recently published its monthly report on Nigeria’s pension fund assets. The commission’s most recent report shows that assets under management (AUM) of the regulated pension industry increased by +6% m/m to NGN19.5trn in Jan ’24. This growth marks the strongest m/m […]

Ivory Coast Unlocks Deepwater Prospects

Following two consecutive offshore discoveries, Ivory Coast features unexplored deepwater prospects and Africa’s first net-zero upstream development – a focus of the upcoming Invest in African Energy forum in Paris March 18, 2024/Energy Capital & Power Ivory Coast has made headlines in recent months, as it pursues ambitions to become […]

Decent Trade Surplus Recorded in FY2023

March 18, 2024/Coronation Research The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its series on foreign trade in goods shows the total value of trade grew by +128.6% y/y to N26.8trn in Q4 ’23 vs +53.2% y/y in Q3 ‘23. The total export value increased by 22.7% […]